BY LOVE DIVIDED IBD

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'A fantastic read.' Editor?s Choice, Historical Novel SocietyLondon, 1630. Widowed and destitute, Lucy St.John is fighting for survival and makes a terrible choice to secure a future for her children. Worse still, her daughter Luce rejects the royal court and a wealthy arranged marriage, and falls in love with a charismatic soldier. As England tumbles toward bloody civil war, Luce?s beloved brother Allen chooses to fight for the king as a cavalier. Allen and Luce are swept up in the chaos of war as they defend their opposing causes and protect those they love.Will war unite or divide them? And will they find love and a home to return to-if they survive the horror of civil war. In the dawn of England?s great rebellion, love is the final battleground. A true story based on surviving memoirs, court papers, and letters of Elizabeth St.John?s family, By Love Divided continues the story of Lucy St.John, the Lady of the Tower. This powerfully emotional novel tells of England?s great divide and the heart-wrenching choices one family faces.'Her world and characters are so real I wanted to remain there. I loved this book, and the Lydiard Chronicles are now on my list of all-time favorite historical novels. A fantastic read.' Editor?s Choice, Historical Novel Society'What I adored about this book was the fact that all the characters are based on real people who lived through this terrible time. By Love Divided is one of those rare books that leaves a mark upon your heart. This is not a book that I will forget in a hurry.'2018 Silver Award Winner, the Coffee Pot Book Club